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Twitter co-founder and blockchain evangelist Jack Dorsey has revived the six-second video platform, Vine — well, sort of.
Future Society

Jack Dorsey Releases Vine Reboot Where AI Content Is Banned

Just like the good old days.

By Victor Tangermann

A YouTuber's attempt to create an animatronic Aristotle-bot went slightly off the rails when it called for the elimination of humanity.
Ethics

Terrifying-Looking Robot Powers Up, Immediately Declares Humanity Is a “Resource” to Be “Manipulated or Eliminated”

"To be a philosopher is to live in a constant reflection of existence."

By Joe Wilkins

"The Big Short" asset manager Michael Burry's attempts to short AI have taken several wild turns, leading to far more questions than answers.
Ethics

After Attempting to Short the AI Bubble, the “Big Short” Guy Suddenly Closes Up Shop

"My estimation of value in securities is not now, and has not been for some time, in sync with the markets."

By Victor Tangermann

Disney announced a service that allows users to generate AI content on Disney+, effectively opening up the floodgates to AI slop.
Ethics

Disney+ Will Allow Users to Generate Their Own “Frozen 3” Using AI

What could possibly go wrong?

By Victor Tangermann

OpenAI's Sora 2 is helping users flood the internet with dehumanizing content of fat people in impossible scenarios.
Ethics

Sora Is Being Used to Brutally Mock Fat People

Sora's most eager users? Horrible bullies.

By Joe Wilkins

Fireflies CTO and co-founder Sam Udotong recently admitted that his AI transcription startup charged $100 an hour for notes taken by a human.
Ethics

Founder Admits His “AI Transcription” Startup Was Just Him Joining People’s Meetings and Taking Notes by Hand

"We'd sit there silently, take detailed notes, and send them 10 minutes later."

By Joe Wilkins

Workers at NASA's Goddard Space Center describe a "campaign of destruction" being carried out by the Trump Administration.
Astronomy

NASA Insiders Say They’re Now Under “Constant Attack” by Trump’s White House

"They've even put chains and locks on the doors to prevent anyone from even entering the building at this point."

By Joe Wilkins

A major tech selloff is shaking up Wall Street as the gulf between AI company valuations and their lagging revenues continues to grow.
Meta

Dark Clouds Suddenly Gathering Over AI Industry

There still isn't a "clear financial model for profitable AI."

By Victor Tangermann

AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
Ethics

AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches

Just in time for Christmas.

By Frank Landymore

An AI-generated country song has topped Billboard's "Country Digital Song Sales" chart in the United States.
Ethics

Billboard’s Top Country Song Is Currently AI Slop

It's turning into a huge problem.

By Victor Tangermann

The British Geological Society is warning that the Earth is about to get hit by the most powerful solar storm in over two decades.
NASA

Scientists Say the Largest Solar Storm in Two Decades Is About to Blast Earth

It's so fierce, Blue Origin just had to scrub a rocket launch.

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese company XPeng showed off a robot with distinctly female anatomy, including pronounced breasts and hips, sparking a discussion.
Robotics

Robotics Company Explains Why Its Terminator-Style Robot Features Prominent Bazongas

"These things are mega creepy."

By Victor Tangermann

XPeng's new "Iron" robot is a horrifying abomination without its skin, but that doesn't mean it's not an impressive piece of machinery.
Robotics

This Company’s Terminator-Style Robot Is Low-Key Terrifying

Horrifying abominations are walking in China.

By Joe Wilkins

Yann LeCun, Meta's top AI scientist, is reportedly leaving the company amid Mark Zuckerberg overhauling its AI strategy.
Meta

Meta’s Top AI Scientist Is Quitting as Zuckerberg’s Spending Spree Sputters

A massive shakeup is taking place at Meta.

By Frank Landymore

Russia unveiled a humanoid robot, dubbed AIdol, during a flashy showcase in Moscow — only for it to fall on its face.
Robotics

Russia’s First Humanoid Robot Just Failed So Spectacularly During It’s Debut That We’re Suspicious the Entire Thing Was an Elaborate Joke

"He looks like he's been on the Vodka."

By Victor Tangermann

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas is using the troubling rise in AI companionship apps to hawk his company's AI web browser.
Ethics

Perplexity CEO Warns That AI Girlfriends Can Melt Your Brain

"Your mind is manipulable very easily."

By Joe Wilkins

Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered an idea to curtail crime during his latest meeting with the board of directors: robots that stalk criminals.
Elon Musk

Elon Says His Robot Will Follow Criminals Around to Make Sure They Never Offend Again

"It's just gonna stop you from committing crime, that's really it."

By Joe Wilkins

If there's any job artificial intelligence should be good at, it's spamming the internet with algorithmic comments.
Ethics

AI Is Failing at the Most Hilarious Task Imaginable

And it's failing by a lot.

By Joe Wilkins

OpenAI's AI video-generating app, Sora, is likely costing the company an astronomical amount of money to run, as Forbes reports.
OpenAI

OpenAI Is Reportedly Burning a Ludicrous Amount of Cash on Sora

Even OpenAI knows the "economics are currently completely unsustainable."

By Victor Tangermann

The tech giant's stocks tumbled after SoftBank pulled nearly $6 billion in funding, though the AI bubble isn't bursting yet.
Finance

Nvidia Stock Lurches Down as SoftBank Pulls Entire Investment

Is the bubble finally popping?

By Joe Wilkins